Here's a neat rack design brought to my attention by JLassiter and Beaker30 on KS.com. This was posted on KS, but I'm putting it here in case those photos are lost, like what happens on many old posts. Original post
After having some serious space issues for my hatchlings this past season, and seeing the adjustable rack idea, I was inspired to build my own rack. It was surprisingly easy to do and cost around $300.
First step was to purchase supplies:
I decided to go with 5/8" All Thread for stability. I found 6 foot lengths at Lowe's. The shelves were Rubbermaid 16" x 36" pre-made melamine shelves...about $8 each. I also needed 2" casters, some wood screws and some 5/8" hex nuts and flat washers.
Then it was simply a matter of measuring where to drill the holes. They were 3.5" from the front and rear, and 1" from the sides to acomodate the casters.
I then drilled the holes, using the first shelf as a template for all the rest:
Then I installed the casters with wood screws:
And attached the All Thread to the bottom shelf:
From there I was ready to start stacking on the shelves:
The biggest time consumer was threading the hex nuts down the entire length of the All Thread. Thankfully, that job got easier with each shelf!
I decided to run heat cable across the back with eye hooks to act as a backstop rather than using a router and installing it in a groove as belly heat. This pic is courtesy of John Lassiter to illustrate what I did also:
I ended up with a finished rack that was 13 levels high with 4 Sterilite shoeboxes on each level...a total of 52 slots!
Combine that with my existing hatchling rack with 28 slots and I now have a nice 80 slot capacity for next season. To me, a very nice, easy and necessary addition to my snake room:
Thanks to those who inspired me. If you want to build your own and have questions I will be happy help any way I can. I feel like it is my duty to pass the inspiration forward! I hope my post was both interesting and informative. Thanks for looking.